Roseville, California Visit - February 10-20, 2015

 Breakfast the first day!

 Weston's art work on the patio.

 Dalton ate grass, dirt, and wood chips.  I had a hard time keeping stuff out of his mouth!

 The kids played so well together.  Weston was in school and missed the fun.

 Benson made Valentine's cookies in preschool. 

 As soon as he came home, he wanted to share his cookies with Allison and Weston.

 Weston also made Valentine's cookies in school.  Just like Benson, he wanted to share as soon as he got home.  I was so impressed with these boys.

 Dalton enjoyed his cookie.

 Weston and Benson at the playground.

 Allison and Dalton having fun on the slide.

 Benson posing for a picture.

 Like me, Dalton enjoys his chocolate.

 Jenna made strawberry floats for Valentine's Day for the kids.  They loved them. The straws were red licorice.  She is so creative.

 Dalton having veggie snacks.

 I took Casey and family to Chick-fil-A for dinner.

 Then we went to Menchie's for frozen yogurt for dessert.  We were excited that Charity joined us too.

 Charity and Casey playing ping pong.

Folsom, California Visit - February 14-15, 21-22, 2015

 Emme is a doll - 6 months old now!

 Paisley and I were both coughing so we stayed home from church together.  She put fingernail polish on my fingernails and toenails.

 Paisley also made this movie box and told me a story.  It was fun!

 When Casey's kids were over, they were dancing to music videos.

 Another cute picture of Emme

 Dalton was so good.

Allison was having fun playing dress-up.

Paisley's Birthday - 2015

 Paisley wanted doughnuts for breakfast to celebrate her 7th birthday.

 I shared a peanut butter/chocolate doughnut with Jason and it was delicious!  Yum!

 Then we went to a yard sale.  Spencer loved his $5 batman.  Audrey got a $1 stuffed animal puppy.  Paisley got a $3 jewelry box.

 Paisley quickly filled up her new jewelry box before her party started.  She was dressed lovely for the Hawaiian theme birthday party.

 They started off the party playing limbo and then learned an Hawaiian dance.

 Paisley had 15 friends at the party.  Ashley served croissant sandwiches, chips, fruit salad, and lemonade.

 Allison, Audrey, and Dalton were enjoying their crab-shaped croissant sandwiches.  Black olives were the eyes.

 The birthday cake was three layers.  I had a piece of the coconut layer - delicious!  It looked great.

 Paisley had a pinata for the final event. 

 I got her some Legos for her birthday.

 I also got her this sparkly white hoodie and some other clothes.

This is a book about getting ready to be baptized.

Paisley got a tea set for her birthday.  Casey and Weston had pretend tea with her.

On her actual birthday, we had birthday cookies for the final celebration.  She also picked the dinner menu - lemon chicken, roasted potatoes, green beans.  I was so happy I could be there to celebrate with her.

Battle Ground Lake, Washington - February 8, 2015

 Jeff and I hiked around Battle Ground Lake.

This winter has been so mild.  I've really been enjoying it.

Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington - February 28, 2015

 

It was about a two-hour drive to Mt. Rainier National Park.  It was so beautiful!  It is the most dangerous active volcano in the world.

This is top of Mt. Rainier. 

 It was so fun to see the snow!  

We drove up to the summit where there were lots of people skiing and snowshoeing.

 

 Jeff and I had a great time and really enjoyed the beautiful scenery.  I really enjoyed the day.

Nate and Elijah Visited Vancouver - February 26-27, 2015

 Nate came to Portland for a business meeting.  He arrived on Thursday night about 10 pm.  I made some pumpkin muffins with lots of substitutions so I was surprised that they turned out so good.  We all loved them.  I made another batch the next morning and sent them all home with Nate except what we ate while he was here.  We had pumpkin oatmeal and pumpkin nut muffins for breakfast.

 Nate had to leave at 9 am the next morning to go to his meeting.  We drove to Lacamas Lake for a few minutes before they left.

Elijah was excited about the plane on the lake and was hoping I'd buy one for him!  It was a short visit but so fun to see them while they were here.  Nate and Elijah - thanks for coming!

Valentine's Day Gifts 2015

 Paisley made this Valentine and gave it to me!  I love it!  I'm going to decorate with it next Valentine's Day also.

Weston surprised me with this beautiful picture and the heart for Valentine's Day.  It is so pretty.  I'm going to decorate with it next Valentine's Day too.

I'm such a lucky grandma!  I sure love my grandkids.

Charity also surprised me with some Valentine's gifts - a very nice work bag, a tea bag holder, and two beautiful scarves (fleece - blue and animal print).  I love them!  She also gave took me to get a massage which was great!

For Valentine's Day, Ashley made heart-shaped pizza.

For dessert - chocolate!  Yum!  She made the adults chocolate lava cake.  I ate mine so fast I forgot to take a picture of it!